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POPULAR GARDENING. 



March, 



A Glimpse at Hardy Trees and 

 Shrubs in Ireland. 



Ireland, with its dripping skies and 

 equable climate, is pre-eminently fitted to 

 be the home of many beautiful trees and 

 shrubs, and in the south, as at Cork, and in 

 the wild west, as af.Cong and in other parts 

 of Galway, many things elsewhere rare or 

 delicate luxuriate as if at home in their na- 

 tive wilds. 



The illustration on this page is from a 

 photograph in the grounds at Castlewellan, 

 Co. Down, in the north of Ireland, where 

 the climate is far less genial than in the lo- 

 calities above named. 

 Still, Castlewellan 

 Park is the home of 

 many tine examples 

 of the choicest tree 

 and shrub growth. 

 The picture shows a 

 rich and happy blend- 

 ing of Conifers to- 

 gether with decidous 

 trees, and is an apt 

 illustration of what 

 can be effected on 

 good soil in a fresh 

 and genial climate 

 when a strong and 

 persistent love for 

 hardy vegetation pre- 

 vails. 



Here on a comparat- 

 ively small area are 

 grouped Coniferie 

 from Europe and 

 America, from the 

 Andes as well as from 

 Northern India and 

 from Japan. There 

 are also many very 

 fine deciduous trees 

 and flowering shrubs 

 collected from tem- 

 perate parts of the 

 world, and, as shown 

 in the illustration, 

 the Chilian Arau- 

 carias and the Cali- 

 fornia Sequoia are 

 are quite luxuriant 

 and happy in associ- 

 ation with the native Florence Court Yew. 



At all seasons of the year and in all as- 

 pects the collection of trees and shrubs at 

 Castlewellan is a most interesting one, the 

 owner in his travels having collected and 

 introduced many rarities, and it was here 

 that the beautiful Daffodil now named 

 Countess of Annesley was first discovered 

 growing by the thousands in the domain. 

 Hollies and Rhododendrons and Bamboos 

 are here special features and as a rarity 

 among the last named is Dendrocalamns 

 sikkimensis, introduced by the Earl of 

 Annesley from India a few years ago. It is 

 growing in an intermediate house and is 

 about twelve feet in height, not being so 

 hardy as the Japanese and Northern Chinese 

 kinds.— London Gazette. 



evidently have convinced the grower that 

 he is put face to face with new problems, 

 and that he must bestir himself if he wants 

 to save his crops in future. 



Among the exhibits was the usual fine 

 display of Pears, Apples and Grapes. 

 Ellwanger& Barry's Anjou Pears were ful- 

 ly as fine as ever. The Field Force Pump 

 Company of Lockport, this county, had one 

 of their Knapsack sprayers in the hall. It 

 appears to be like a serviceable implement. 



Election of Officers. The following 

 officers were elected for the ensuing year: 

 President, Wm. C. Barry, of Rochester; 



Western New York Fruit Growers in 

 Council. 



We have been present at many horticul- 

 tural meetings of both National and State 

 Societies, but we have never seen a gather- 

 ing so numerous or so enthusiastic as was 

 the thirty-sixth annual meeting of the 

 Western New York Fruit growers held at 

 Rochester, N. Y., Jan. 38th and 29th of this 

 year. The large hall was filled to its ut- 

 most at every session, and there must have 

 been a thousand or more people in attend- 

 ance at both days. 



This large attendance alone is a hopeful 

 sign. The disaster that has overtaken some 

 of the fruit crops of the past two seasons, 

 and the uncertainties concerning the future 



GLIMPSE AT AN IRISH GARDEN. 



1st Vice-president, S.D. Willard, of Geneva; 

 Secretary and Treasurer, John Hall, of 

 Rochester. 



Vice President's Address. Mr. D. S. 

 Willard says the failure of the Apple crop 

 in 1890 was the most complete ever known 

 in the history of the country. Now the 

 scale of low prices seems to have changed, 

 and higher prices are likely to rule in the 

 fruit market for years to come. Our duty 

 is now to do everything to insure the crop. 



Grape Report. President Wm. C. Barry, 

 as chairman of the Committee on Native 

 Fruits, makes a full report on Grapes. Has 

 been disappointed with many new varieties, 

 and thinks it is a mistake to put on the 

 market so many sorts all adapted for gener- 

 al planting. Very few of the many new 

 ones will be retained for permanent use. 

 The old Concord yet heads the list. Worden 

 is one of the foremost among the newer 

 ones. Barry has proved one of the best. It 

 is a native resembling in general appear- 

 ance the toreign Grape, but is liable to over- 

 bear. Prefers it to the Wilder. Herbert is 

 of better quality, but not so handsome nor 

 uniform. Moore's Early is large and showy; 

 if more productive, it would replace the 

 Hartford. Windsor is most promising as a 

 new early Grape, vine is healty and vigor- 

 ous. Green Mountain seems to be the .same 

 thing. Vergennes will be kept and culti- 

 vated; it is firm and agood shipper. Among 

 the red ones there is not one aa generally 

 useful as Concord among blacks. We need 

 a red Concord. Woodruff red is good in all 



points except quality. Brighton fails in 

 some localities. Delaware seems to possess 

 every requisite except size. Jefferson is 

 good, but too late. Empire State is very 

 promising, but Niagara seems to occupy its 

 place. Moore's Diamond gives promise, 

 but has not been tested enough. Imben is 

 of fine quality, but cannot be recomnlended 

 for market. The amateur who has favor- 

 able location, and is willing to take pains 

 with this sort will like it. Niagara is good 

 and a popular and profitable market Grape, 

 but has disappointed the growers in some 

 places. Pocklington is growing in popular- 

 ity. Eaton has a very 

 large bunch and 

 berry, and in general 

 appearance resembles 

 Moore's Early; not as 

 good as Concord, but 

 promises well for 

 market. Colerain, the 

 new white, is under 

 test. Minnehaha origi- 

 nated by Mr. Wilder, 

 has fine quality, but 

 mildews badly, and 

 consequently is of no 

 value. 



Mr. Barry thinks 

 there seems to be 

 better prospect of 

 bringing out>aluable 

 varieties by hybridiz- 

 ing the pure native 

 species than by pro- 

 ducing hybrids be- 

 tween native and 

 foreign ones. 



The following are 

 named as the best 

 six Grapes for Mr. 

 Barry's own locality: 

 Lady, Niagara, Con. 

 cord, Worden, Gsert- 

 ner and Barry. 



Mr. Chas. A. Green 

 did not want to have 

 Delaware left out, it 

 being the most satis- 

 factory kind among 

 the reds, and a valu- 

 able market variety. 

 Mr. Snow of Yates county, condemns 

 Hartford, and pronounces Worden a little 

 later than Moore's Early. 



The complaint that the Brighton is a poor 

 fruiter, is met by Mr. T. S. Hubbard, who 

 says we can easily grow it by mixing up the 

 vines in a large vineyard. Mr. Hoyt also 

 states that he has a few rows mixed in with 

 Niagaras, Concords, etc., and they always 

 bear immense crops. 



The American Elm. I And that this is the ideal 

 street tree. A chief reason being that it makes 

 few branches, low down, to hide the street from 

 the windows of houses, or to impede the circula- 

 tion of air near the ground.— G. Stanton, West- 

 chester Co., N. Y. 



A Dwarf Pea— one whicb needs no brushing— 

 as early as any of the " First and Best" kinds, 

 is greatly needed. Why don't some of our en- 

 terprising gardeners with plenty of time for 

 experiments, "invent" such a new variety? 

 There's millions in it.— Jtf. 



Christmas Trees are growing scarcer, and 

 prices rise higher every year at the east. It is 

 estimated that 2,500 Spruces from Maine were 

 needed to supply the Boston markets last 

 Christmas. A hint to horticulturists: It will pay 

 to plant .lust for this purpose. 



Our Ten Mores. More Uowers.more line lawns, 

 more beautiful puolic grounds, more fruit, more 

 choice vegetables, more open air exercise, more 

 happiness, more health, more profit in horticul- 

 tural pursuits, more days for the people, is the 

 aim this .tournal sets up for fulfilment. Now 

 is the time to sul)scribe and to get others to sub- 

 scribe. 



